Chapter 490: When the World Comes Back in Pieces
Voices.
They floated through the dark first.
At first, Holly thought she was dreaming.
The sounds came and went like water moving over stone. They were muffled, distorted, wrapped in a dull pressure that sat heavy inside her skull.
Her head throbbed.
Her body felt… wrong. It was too heavy for her. Every part of her body was in pain, she noticed. Not just her head.
"…you didn't have to go that far."
The words were faint in her ears, but it was a male voice, she was certain of that.
Another voice followed almost immediately. This one calm and female.
"I didn't think she would black out that fast."
Holly's brow twitched as the sound crept closer and became clearer.
"You broke her ankle, Brynhild," the male said calmly. "And you crushed her kneecap. That is more than enough to knock out even the strongest wolf."
